According to China Sewage Treatment, Processing & Recycling Industry Profile - the industry research report issued by Zeefer Consulting, Shandong, Jiangsu and Guangdong are the major production bases for sewage treatment, processing & recycling industry in China. Liaoning, Hubei, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Anhui, Beijing, Hebei and Hunan are the secondary distribution areas for this industry. Zhejiang has most leading sewage treatment, processing & recycling enterprises, and among all top 100 large sewage treatment, processing & recycling enterprises across China, 21 are located in Zhejiang.

In terms of market size, in 2009, sewage treatment, processing & recycling enterprises above designated size achieved a sales revenue of more than USD 1 billion. Zhejiang, Guangdong and Shandong ranked top 3 in terms of sales revenue, enterprises in these regions engaged in sewage treatment, processing & recycling production achieved a sales revenue of more than USD 600 million. in all, taking a share of more than 40% of the gross sales revenue from above designated size sewage treatment, processing & recycling enterprises across China. Total assets of enterprises inside sewage treatment, processing & recycling industry exceeded USD 8 billion, a rise of more than 10% on a year-on-year basis. The total number of enterprises above designated size in sewage treatment, processing & recycling industry was more than 200, a rise of more than 80% on a year-on-year basis. On an annual average, total employees in sewage treatment, processing & recycling industry exceeded 20,000, an increase of more than 15% on a year-on-year basis.

In terms of industry-wide profit, in 2009, profits of enterprises above designated size in sewage treatment, processing & recycling industry added up to more than USD 40 million, a growth of more than 200% on a year-on-year basis. The averaged profit margin of enterprises in sewage treatment, processing & recycling industry was higher than 3%. A total of more than 70 enterprises suffered a loss, and the total loss of these enterprises amounted to more than USD 90 million.

In terms of market position of foreign enterprises in China, in 2009, there were more than 35 foreign enterprises above designated size engaged in sewage treatment, processing & recycling production in China, accounting for more than 10% of all sewage treatment, processing & recycling enterprises across China. Foreign enterprises in China sewage treatment, processing & recycling industry achieved a ratio of return on assets of more than 3%, higher than the industry average.